Fighting the ‘fight on’ representation I would...

Fighting the ‘fight on’ representation

I would like to thank Pilot reporter Marisa O’Neil for her recent

article about Harbor View Elementary School in Corona del Mar and our

upcoming birthday party to celebrate 50 years of serving the students

of that wonderful community.

She chatted with me about my years of teaching at Harbor View and

in the course of the conversation, I mentioned that my own children

(Morgan, Matt and Brad) had attended school there and gone onto

graduate from Corona del Mar High School. With a bit of modesty, I

also happened to mention that they went on to graduate, as well, from

various Universities of California (Irvine, Los Angeles and Berkley)

-- not, as was written, from USC. USC is a fine school, but we’re

definitely a UC family.

Further, I would like to invite all your readers who have an

interest in Harbor View to join us in our party on May 27. Please

visit the “hb50.com” web site for more information and an invitation.

SCOTTIA EVANS

Corona del Mar

Librarians’ contributions deserving of praise

I am calling in regard to Andrea Lingle, with the Mariners Branch

Library, who retired after more than 20 years. I think that it’s long

overdue. I think that we should have a little more recognition for

our librarians as we do for our teachers.

I think librarians have not gotten their due. My children always

went to the Newport Beach Library and they always had such warm

relationships with all of the librarians. And I think this is very

important in a child’s life, the librarian as well as the teacher.

So much so that my older daughter decided that was what she wanted

for her career and has her degree in library science. So I think

librarians are very important and they’re not getting their day in

the sun.

SANDRA BASMACIYAN

Corona del Mar